Lucius Annaeus Seneca: 42 books

Die Philosophie der Stoa ist eine der einflussreichsten Lehren der westlichen Geschichte. Ganz gleich, mit welchen Unwegsamkeiten und tragischen Zwischenfälle unser Leben aufwartet - die zeitlosen und alltagsnahen Lehren von Seneca, Epiktet und Marc Aurel spenden stets Trost und zeigen hilfreiche...

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. Stoic Six Pack brings together the six essential texts of Stoic Philosophy: Meditations...

The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero’s Italy, discussions of poetry and oratory, and philosophical...

The Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, also known as the Moral Epistles, is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life, during his retirement, and written after he had worked for the Emperor Nero for fifteen years. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then...

It is, perhaps, one of the most pernicious errors of a rash and inconsiderate life, the common ignorance of the world in the matter of exchanging benefits . And this arises from a mistake, partly in the person that we would oblige, and partly in the thing itself. To begin with the latter: "A...

It is, perhaps, one of the most pernicious errors of a rash and inconsiderate life, the common ignorance of the world in the matter of exchanging benefits . And this arises from a mistake, partly in the person that we would oblige, and partly in the thing itself. To begin with the latter: “A benefit...

Juno, wife of Jove (Jupiter) is jealous of Alcmene, mother of Hercules by Jove, and has been persecuting Hercules by imposing labours on him, through her intermediary, the tyrant Eurystheus.The final labour, which Hercules has just completed, was the bringing up of Cereberus, the three-headed watchdog...

Der bebekannte,an seinen Bruder Gallio adressierte Text, gehört zu den wichtigen Texten Senecas und hat später Autoren und Philosophen von Heinrich von Kleist bis Wilhelm Schmid beeinflusst. Seneca arbeitet dabei Unterschiede zwischen Wohlleben und Glück heraus, verurteilt nicht die Annehmlichkeiten...

Die gesammelten wichtigsten Trostschriften des großen römischen Philosophen. Inhalt: Trostschrift an Marcia (Ad Marciam de consolatione) Trostschrift an seine Mutter Helvia (Ad Helviam matrem de consolatione) Trostschrift an Polybius(Ad Polybium de consolatione)

»Das höchste Ziel eines Menschen sollte es sein, durch innere Gelassenheit glücklich zu sein. Es kommt nicht auf die Dinge, sondern auf die Einstellung zu ihnen an.« Aus Senecas Gesamtwerk enthält dieses Buch vier Schriften, die den Menschen des 21. Jahrhunderts mindestens so sehr betreffen wie...

Dieser Band beinhaltet die folgenden Werke des römischen Autoren: Medea Die Trojanerinnen Oedipus Hippolyt Thyestes Die Thebais oder die Phönicierinnen Agamemnon Der rasende Herkules Herkules am Oeta

The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (English: Moral Epistles to Lucilius) is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's writings. In these letters,...

The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (English: Moral Epistles to Lucilius) is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's writings. In these letters,...

The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (English: Moral Epistles to Lucilius) is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's writings. In these letters,...